JOB POSTING: Part-time Choral Accompanist/Pianist – Beacon Unitarian Church, New Westminster
Beacon Unitarian Church is looking for a part-time Pianist/Accompanist to work with our Minister and Choir Director to provide music at our Sunday Services, starting in August.
The Choir meets Tuesday evenings each week for 2 hours for practice and usually sings two (2) times a month at church.
Church services are Sunday mornings 10:30 – 11:30/45 am. On Choir Sundays, the choir and accompanist warm up from 9:45 am – 10:15 am. On all Sundays the pianist plays for 5 – 10 minutes before and after the service. In addition, there is selected music to be played during each service.
Other duties include:
Liaising with the Choir Director and/or Minister to collect the next set of music selections in order to be prepared to play the selections at Tuesday rehearsals and Sunday services.
Assist the Choir Director in recording vocal parts and accompaniments so they can be distributed in sufficient time for choir members to practice on their own.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in playing vocal warm-ups, read 2 part, 3 part and 4 part choral music.
Proficiency at playing individual sections and combinations of vocal parts together, when requested by choir director
Piano performance skills at a grade level 10 or equivalent
Previous experience as a collaborative pianist (with choirs, singers or instruments)
Beacon Unitarian is a liberal, welcoming community. Our congregation numbers about 45 – 55 people and our choir numbers 15 – 20 voices. Please check out our website for more information on us:
The position involves working as an independent contractor from mid-August to mid-June.
Concerts have been part of the Beacon Unitarian Church activities in past years. It would be a great asset if the accompanist were willing to assist in playing music for these separate events, if the church should plan this activity in the future.
Beacon is a musical congregation and we would be pleased if the applicant were willing to play occasionally, on a voluntary basis, with our Good Times Band and/or our accomplished Recorder and/or stringed instrument players.
Remuneration to be negotiated upon job offer
To apply for this position please send cover letter and resume to: board@beaconunitarian.org
Application deadline:Thursday, May 26th, 2016